Maundy Thursday

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.

Related

Similar words

• Covenant Thursday
• Great and Holy Thursday
• Green Thursday
• Holy Thursday
• Sheer Thursday
• Thursday of Mysteries

Origin

• From Middle English Maunde Þursday, equivalent to maundy + Thursday. Middle English maundy derives from Old French mandé, from Latin mandātum, in reference to the phrase mandātum novum dō vōbīs.